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Final Opportunity to Register for the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, April 17-22 in San Diego

April 7, 2026

SAN DIEGO – The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 will begin in 10 days in San Diego, California. Journalists interested in covering the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 either in person or remotely must register as press through the AACR public relations team to receive the embargoed press program and other important communications. 

The AACR Annual Meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community. This year’s meeting, to be held April 17-22, will offer approximately 22,000 researchers, physicians, and advocates from around the world an opportunity to share and discuss the latest advances in basic, translational, and clinical cancer research and cancer-related population sciences.

Regular abstracts and titles for clinical trial and late-breaking abstracts are now available. View abstracts and session information for the scientific program in the online program planner. 

MEDIA REGISTRATION

Journalists may register to attend in person in San Diego or remotely through the virtual meeting platform. 

Journalists must provide official press credentials and bylined coverage to register as press. Before requesting registration, please review the full media registration requirements and embargo policy. 

Journalists can request registration by filling out this online form. Please submit the form by Friday, April 10 to ensure timely processing of your registration request.

HOTELS

Limited hotel reservations are still available. To book a room, visit the AACR Annual Meeting Accommodations and Travel page.

PRESS OPERATIONS AT THE AACR ANNUAL MEETING 2026

Press Conferences April 19-21 in Room 26

Press conferences featuring noteworthy research from the AACR Annual Meeting are scheduled for the following times:

  • Sunday, April 19, 11 a.m. PT
  • Monday, April 20, 8 a.m. PT
  • Tuesday, April 21, 8 a.m. PT

Press conferences will be held in person and simultaneously livestreamed through Zoom webinar for virtual attendees. Abstracts included in this year’s press program will be shared with registered reporters about a week before the meeting begins.

Press Room and Badge Pickup in Room 25 BC

The press room hours of operation are as follows:

  • Friday, April 17: 12-6 p.m. PT
  • Saturday, April 18-Tuesday, April 21: 7 a.m.-6 p.m. PT
  • Wednesday, April 22: 7 a.m.-12 p.m. PT

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERVIEW ROOM REQUESTS

If you are interested in interviewing AACR Annual Meeting 2026 Program Committee Chairs Paul S. Mischel, MD, FAACR and Alice T. Shaw, MD, PhD, please contact Julia Gunther at [email protected].

The convention center has a limited number of private interview rooms available. To reserve a space, please contact Julia DeMalto at [email protected].

Journalists are welcome to film in the immediate vicinity of the press room. Reporters who want to film outside of the press area must first get approval from the AACR public relations team. To submit a request, please contact Kathleen Medora at [email protected]. For more information, review the AACR’s photo, video, and audio recording policy.

EMBARGO POLICY

Individuals registered as press for the AACR Annual Meeting agree to abide by all embargoes. Please review the AACR’s embargo policy. 

Regular abstract titles and text, as well as late-breaking and clinical trial abstract titles, have been posted to the online program planner. Late-breaking and clinical trial abstract text will be published on April 17, 2026, at 12 p.m. PT/3 p.m. ET. 

Abstracts selected for the official AACR Annual Meeting press program are embargoed until date and time of presentation during the Annual Meeting, either at an official AACR press conference or in a scientific session. Press program abstracts and press releases will be shared with registered reporters in advance of the meeting and made publicly available once the embargo lifts.

CONTACT

For more information on press operations at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026, visit our newsroom or contact a member of the AACR public relations team:

  • Kathleen Medora, senior manager, public relations, [email protected] or 215-290-5408